Stylist

JD Sports Fashion; Manchester; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff Discount

Personal development opportunities

Job summary

JD Sports Fashion in Manchester is seeking a Stylist to deliver high-quality, on-brand styling for our e-commerce platforms. The role requires coordinating with photographers, retouchers, and content teams to present products with impact and consistency.

You will build trend-focused outfits aligned to our consumer profiles, manage tight deadlines, and ensure styling outputs meet brand standards across fast-paced shoots.

Qualifications

• Strong technical expertise across garment presentation, product styling, and on-set dressing for e-commerce.
• Deep understanding of fit, fabric, and garment construction, with the ability to make products look their best on and off models.

Responsibilities

• Create visually impactful, high-quality e-commerce content inline with seasonal trends, updating and maintaining style guides.
• Manage daily shoot schedules, meeting productivity, quality, and cost-per-product targets while ensuring imagery is live within agreed timeframes.
• Prepare and maintain sets, equipment, and product; ensure studio procedures are followed.
• Regularly update seasonal styling kit and conduct trend research.
• Collaborate with photographers, retouchers, and content teams to select the strongest images and deliver assets that meet creative and commercial needs.
• Support idea generation, new techniques, and innovation in styling outputs, contributing to meetings and reviews.
• Ensure accurate tracking, reporting, and communication of shoot progress and asset delivery.
• Mentor and assist other team members, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing across studio functions.
• Maintain an organised and safe studio environment, ensuring efficient close-down, product and kit return.
• Proactively resolve discrepancies, adapt to last-minute briefs, and demonstrate resilience in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

Garment presentation

On-set dressing

E-commerce styling

Attention to detail

Time management

Collaboration

Trend knowledge

Job description

This is JD. Born in 1981. Built for Now. At JD, we don’t just sell sneakers and outdoor gear, we set trends, break boundaries, and build communities. Whether you’re on the shop floor, behind the scenes, or driving innovation, every role here plays a part in shaping the future of our industry. We’re fast-paced, fearless, and unapologetically ambitious. We celebrate authenticity, thrive on collaboration, and never stop pushing forward, if you’re ready to bring your energy, ideas, and personality to a team that values them. This is your moment. This is JD. Are you in?

The Sharp Project, Manchester Role Overview:

The Stylist is responsible for the delivery of high-quality, on-brand styling for our e-commerce platforms, ensuring products are presented with accuracy, consistency, and visual impact. Working in a fast-paced studio environment, you will collaborate with photographers, creatives, and retouchers to deliver consistent, commercially focused content that supports the customer journey and drives sales.

This role requires an excellent eye for detail and the ability to build trend focused outfits that align to our consumer profiles. Good knowledge of e-commerce styling techniques, processes, and the ability to work efficiently to tight deadlines while maintaining brand standards.

Key Areas Of Responsibility

• Create visually impactful, high-quality e-commerce content inline with seasonal trends, updating and maintaing style guides.
• Manage daily shoot schedules, meeting productivity, quality, and cost-per-product targets while ensuring imagery is live within agreed timeframes.
• Prepare and maintain sets, equipment, and product; ensure studio procedures are followed.
• Regularly update seasonal styling kit and conduct trend research.
• Collaborate with photographers, retouchers, and content teams to select the strongest images and deliver assets that meet creative and commercial needs.
• Support idea generation, new techniques, and innovation in styling outputs, contributing to meetings and reviews.
• Ensure accurate tracking, reporting, and communication of shoot progress and asset delivery.
• Mentor and assist other team members, fostering collaboration and knowledge sharing across studio functions.
• Maintain an organised and safe studio environment, ensuring efficient close-down, product and kit return.
• Proactively resolve discrepancies, adapt to last-minute briefs, and demonstrate resilience in a fast-paced environment.

Skills/Experience/Knowledge needed:

• Strong technical expertise across garment presentation, product styling, and on-set dressing for e-commerce.
• Deep understanding of fit, fabric, and garment construction, with the ability to make products look their best on and off models.
• Experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume e-commerce or commercial studio.
• Experience with inhouse sample management systems.
• Excellent attention to detail.
• Ability to manage time effectively, meet daily shoot targets, and work to tight deadlines.
• Strong collaboration skills with photographers, retouchers, and wider studio teams.
• Knowledge of current styling trends and ability to adapt as required.
• Organised, proactive, and able to troubleshoot technical or workflow issues quickly. We know our colleagues work tirelessly to make JD Sports the success it is today and in turn, we offer them some amazing benefits including staff Discount On JD Group and other brands within the organisation and personal development opportunities to learn and develop at work. Thank you for your time #JD